Cigar Box Color

#9c7351

Cigar Box is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #638cae
Complementary Color #517a9c
Color Shade: warm red (27.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.47% (better contrasting with white)
Cigar Box Color Sample
Cigar Box Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c7351

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cigar Box Color. The Teak color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Outback Brown (#7e5d47) for more calm effect. Try Historic Town as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#517a9c is the best complementary color to Cigar Box. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c7351 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Leather are #9c5154 and #9c9851. Thus found on the left and right of #9c7351 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Cigar Box.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cigar Box palette consists of #51549c and #519c98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517a9c). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9c7351, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9c7351 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cigar Box. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cigar Box contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c7351 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cigar Box tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#517a9c) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #519c72 and #9c5179.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c7351 is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Cigar Box has a hue angle of 27.2°, a saturation of 31.65% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c7351 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 29.42% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c7351
RGB Decimal rgb(156,115,81)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 29.42, 38.82
HSL hsl(27.2,31.65%,46.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.2,48.08%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.7506,11.8002,25.0785)
XYZ xyz(21.3262,19.9235,10.5062)
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